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In the midst of a struggling economy, students across the country who need financial aid to attend colleges and universities might not be getting all the money they deserve. Most colleges and universities with higher costs of attendance have distributed less merit aid to more students in the last five years, while most colleges and universities with lower costs of attendance have distributed more merit aid to fewer students in the last five years, according to a recent New York Times article. Merit aid includes scholarships and grants that students received based on special talent such as academics, activities or sports. The chart from the New York Times shows that, for the 20112012 school year, the University of Mississippi had an average cost of tuition of $5,548, and 24 percent of freshmen received merit aid from the school—a mere 4 percent increase from the 2007-2008 school year. However, the average amount of aid given to that 24 percent of freshmen is $5,530—an increase of 37 percent from the 2007-2008 school year. Based on the averages, students are responsible for having to pay
about $18 out of pocket for tuition. With the announcement of tuition at Ole Miss increasing 8.5 percent for the 2012-2013 school year, students have worried about being able to afford school. The chart shows that Ole Miss is granting a reasonable amount of merit aid to students who truly deserve it— more so than other universities in the state, at least. At Mississippi State University, the average cost of tuition in 2011-2012 was $5,570 — $40 more than Ole Miss. Just like Ole Miss, 24 percent of freshmen received merit aid from Mississippi State in 2011-2012. However, unlike Ole Miss, that 24 percent is a 19 percent drop from the 2007-2008 school year. The average amount of merit aid given to students at Mississippi State is only $3,096, which would leave students at Mississippi State having to pay about $2,474 out of pocket for tuition. At the University of Southern Mississippi, the average cost of tuition in 2011-2012 was $5,562—$32 more than at Ole Miss. However, only 11 percent of freshmen received merit aid from Southern Miss—13% less than those that received aid at Ole Miss. Additionally, an average of $3,982 was given to that 11 percent, which leaves
increase for Oxford Because of events like the Double Decker Festival and the Grove Bowl, both restaurant and hotels saw an increase in business during the month of April.
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students at Southern Miss having to pay about $1,580 out of pocket. While these numbers are
Last week at the Oxford Tourism Council Meeting, positive numbers were released for the most recent figures in tax revenue. For the month of April 2012, hotel and motel taxes collected increased dramatically. The food and beverage tax collected from restaurants also increased. This year $22,838 in hotel and motel taxes were collected for the month of April, a 27 percent increase since April 2011. This comes from a two percent hotel motel tax added to all rooms that the consumer pays for. Director of Tourism and Marketing at the Oxford Convention and Visitors Bureau Mary-Kathryn Harrington said they use this money to promote Oxford and create GRAPHIC BY CAIN MADDEN | The Daily Mississippian more hotel rooms for hoteliers. Chan Patel, the owner of the based on averages, Ole Miss Hampton Inn in Oxford, plans appears to have the better ratios to build another hotel by the Oxford Conference Center. On West Jackson Avenue, Bruce PaSee AID, PAGE 5 tel of Tupelo plans to also build a new hotel. “As more hotels are developed, we have a capacity for more guests to stay in Oxford, which generates more tax,” Herrington said. “Currently, on big weekends we far exceed the cachapter of Engineers Without pacity Oxford currently has for guests to stay and thus people go to surrounding towns to stay in their hotels.” that had the right people and The two “big weekends” likeeveryone had something big to ly responsible for the increase in contribute,” Surbeck said. taxes collected are the Double The team will consist of civil Decker Festival and the Grove engineering major Alan BarBowl, which both take place in gar, geological engineering April. Both events bring flocks major Elsie Okoye, civil engiof tourists to Oxford, and though neering major Maddie Costelthis certainly books the city’s ho-
Students travel to Togo for engineering mission trip Three Students and five professors will make a trip to Lomé, Togo as part of the Ole Miss Borders from August 6 -13. BY LAUREN BAKER lmbaker2@go.olemiss.edu
The Ole Miss chapter of Engineers Without Borders will be in Lomé, Togo on an engineer mission trip August 6 to 13. The team of eight will consist of three professors and five students.
The students in the study abroad program will earn one class credit. The team has had to raise about $30,000 to pay for the trip. According to Dr. Cris Surbeck, assistant professor of civil engineering, a year of planning and proposals went into the trip before approval was ob-
tained from Engineers Without Borders. The team was also required to make a 5-year commitment to the village. The student team was selected based on experiences with engineering work, first aid knowledge, language and communication skills. “We needed to build a team
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Judging Carey BY ANGELA ROGALSKI abbeangela@gmail.com
American Idol’s newest judge, Mariah Carey, was supposedly picked for her “star power.” She is a Grammy-winning entertainer and has been touted as having had more number one hits in the U.S. than any other solo artist. That’s pretty impressive. Yet, for the life of me, I seem to recall all that happening in the 1990s. In an AP story that ran in the Seattle Times, it was reported that the young adult audience for the show has been steadily shrinking. So, is it that they’re seeking a younger demographic by choosing Mariah Carey, over say, Aretha Franklin? If so, let’s hope you were born prior to her first
number one hit, “Vision of Love” way back in 1990, or you might have to do a YouTube search to get a visual of who she is. Of course, I’m not implying Mariah has been a recluse since the 90s; she has had four number one hits in the 21st century, it’s just I’m not entirely sure she would be the first name that rolled off the tongue of a teenager when asked, “Who’s big in the world of music today?” And then if you talk about experience in the business, Carey’s name wouldn’t be exactly the first moniker that popped up either. Franklin’s name would certainly override on that score. The Queen of Soul is a legend when it comes to female artists. According to Kathie Lee Gifford (who?), a lot of kids out there wouldn’t know who Franklin is. I could argue the same when Carey’s name was added to the judges’ roster.
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In fact, I am. But, of course, Gifford didn’t hire Mariah, Fox did, on the criteria that “she is the biggest recording artist that any of these talent shows has ever had,” said Fox entertainment chief, Kevin Reilly, in the AP story from The Seattle Times. Okay, maybe. If you go by the abovementioned fact of the number one hits, but hits fade and artists come and go. Prior names are replaced by new names, and if experience in the business isn’t a factor when these talent shows select their judges, then what are the criteria exactly? This is really not a Carey-bashing article. I have been a fan of Mariah Carey’s since “Vision of Love” came out. I just wonder how the powers-that-be come up with their choices and then brand them as the “artist that many of these contestants have tried to emulate, have tried some of the songs, and
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have tried to hit the notes,” another quote from Reilly about Carey. As a watcher of the show, on occasion, I’ve seen and heard them emulate many artists, attempt to cover many songs, and try to hit some notes that even the original singer couldn’t. In fact, one of Aretha’s songs, “Natural Woman,” has been tried many times. Let’s be fair, American Idol hasn’t deemed Aretha Franklin too old or too obscure to be a judge. Only Gifford mentioned that on her morning talk show. And there is one more spot to be filled since both rocker, Stephen Tyler and J-Lo are reported to be leaving. So, there’s still a chance American Idol could gain some much-needed “RESPECT.” Angela Rogalski is a print journalism senior who lives in Abbeville. Follow her on Twitter @abbeangel.
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Gun policies should be revisited
BY ADAM BLACKWELL ablackwe@go.olemiss.edu
Following the horrible tragedy in a movie theatre in Aurora, Colo., President Obama stated that this was not a time for partisan politics. I must disagree with our President here. While we as a nation should come together to support the people of Aurora, the victims of this tragedy and their families, we must also look at how such tragedies can be prevented in the future. Here, we must look at our politics and policies. Neither political party has taken a definite step toward any type of gun control in recent years. President Clin-
ton signed a ban on assault weapons into law in 1994; however, the law expired in 2004. In 2008, then-candidate Obama promised to renew the assault weapons ban, but nothing has come of that promise. Since the tragedy in Aurora, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, among other politicians, has called for increased dialogue and policy creation regarding gun control. Personally, I don’t see a heavy need for guns in this country. If you want to go hunting, that is perfectly fine; however, in my mind, it would be wonderful to live in a country where people didn’t need or want guns. But, let’s get back to reality now. Not everyone thinks like me, and in a country this large it’s important that we consider all opinions, especially the majority opin-
ion. It’s important to clarify that I am not advocating for the complete banishment of firearms. I would argue that people advocating for total gun control are misguided and unrealistic. Their opinion isn’t wrong. I just think it’s impractical and disregards the second amendment of the Constitution. I am advocating for regulation of the gun “market.” Yes, Americans have the right to bear arms; however, I don’t believe Americans have the right to own assault weapons and magazine clips. When the framers of the Constitution wrote the Second Amendment, these advanced weapons did not exist. Civilians have no use or need for such weapons. Furthermore, I believe that the purchase of guns should
be more strenuous. A person shouldn’t be able to buy such a powerful weapon on a simple whim. Background checks should occur and strict procedures should be followed. While the occurrence in Aurora is extremely tragic, we should not sit idly and reflect. We need to take action. While I want to see regulations and laws enacted, I honestly don’t think it will happen for quite some time. The National Rifle Association has become a powerful political force. Any candidate who strongly, openly opposes the NRA is destined to lose or barely win an election. With that risk, few politicians are willing to take on gun rights legislation. This is just another example of too much power in the hands of interest groups.
With multiple gun-related tragedies over the past few years, it is time for America to rethink its current firearm laws and regulations. The recent events in Aurora are extremely upsetting and sad; we should continue to pray for the victims, survivors, and their families. We should take time to reflect, however, we must also take action. Our country and our policymakers cannot continue to sit idly and “reflect” as more tragedies occur. A lack of action from our leaders is disrespectful to Americans, but more importantly, a lack of action is disrespectful to all the victims of gun-related tragedies.
to be with me?” even though most divorces cite causes completely unrelated to the children. Things that seem trivial, such as throwing the baseball or reading a bedtime story, are often put near the bottom of a parent’s priority list. However, it is the seemingly trivial matters that show a child what he or she really means to the parent. In the movie Courageous, the lead role, Adam Mitchell asks, “When did you first think of yourself as a man?”
A few of the answers were about moving out of the house, going off to college, or turning 21. However, one of the characters answered, “When my father told me I was.” We can continue to fund welfare, dropout prevention, and crime prevention programs, but these will never have the effect on kids as a loving father will.
Adam Blackwell is a junior public policy leadership major from Natchez. Follow him on Twitter @AdamBlackwell1.
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Last week, after reading a column by fellow Lott student Tim Abram where he recounted experiences and lessons that he learned from his family, I began to wonder about the true effects of family on children as they age and mature. So, I researched the issue and found many studies with alarming, though not surprising results. A 2006 report by the US Department of Health and Human Services analyzed hundreds of studies and other reports on the effect of involved fathers on children’s health, educational attainment and likelihood to
commit crime. One of these studies showed that children who grew up in a home without an involved father were seven times more likely to be incarcerated in their lifetime. Another study found that paternal involvement was far higher in households where the parents were in their first marriage than it was households where parents were unmarried, remarried or divorced. One of the primary reasons for these results is the relationship between the mother and father. Couples in their first marriage with children tend to consider the relationship with their children as strong, while unmarried parents or couples in a subsequent marriage tend to consider the relationship with their children as moderate. However, this isn’t true for all single parent fami-
lies. In his book The Children of Divorce, Andrew Root points out the differences in child development and health between children who lost a parent to death and those who lost a parent to divorce. In the cases of divorce, children and teenagers are similar to other children and teens who were raised by an unmarried parent. However, in the cases of death, children and teens were similar to those of two parent families. This boils down to the choice of the parents. Where the parents either never married or later divorced, then one or both of the parents were choosing not to be with the child. Meanwhile, with an unintended death, the parent is not given the choice. The fact that parents would choose to divorce causes the children to question, “Why don’t they want
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With over 200 locations across the four corners of the United States and every where in between, Pita Pit has found a new home in Oxford. Located on North Lamar Boulevard, right off the square, owner of the new Pita Pit, Jack Brighenti, thought this would be the perfect location to provide healthy eating to both students and the Oxford community. He is the owner of two other Pita Pits, which are located in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. His newest location is the first to open in the state of Mississippi. “It definitely has that youthful kind of energy around; a lot of undergraduates and graduates, a lot of intellectuals, professors, and also the community itself,” Brighenti said. “The historic roots and the Square here, we were just kind of drawn to it. We just thought it would make a good fit to provide something healthy to that demographic.” Pita Pit opened in May when classes were ending and students were leaving to head back home, but that has not stopped the restaurant from staying busy. According to general manager Muri Soares, people from the community have been filing in during the day and into the evening for a taste of what Pita Pit has to offer. “We thought we would be a little bit slow because we were starting when students were leaving, but we actually have had so much business that we were almost glad that we opened in the slow season,” Soares said. “I think people really like us in Oxford. I think Oxford is wait-
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ing for something like Pita Pit, something that offers healthy food and delivers late.” Pita Pit aims to provide healthy food that is quick for people who are on the go. They offer vegan and vegetarian options, and all of their pitas can be turned into salads for the same price. “We try to provide a fun and enjoyable experience for them and offer them something that is not only good for them but it also tastes good,” said Peter Riggs, vice president of Brand development for Pita Pit. Everything is cooked to order and each customer has the option to create their pita exactly how they would like
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it to be made. “There are a lot of choices under 450 calories,” Brighenti said. “In general, it is healthy food that also tastes really good. So we have kind of married those two ideas together. It’s something different to the traditional southern food and provides options and combinations for what you want. That’s kind of our idea.” Around the United States many Pita Pit restaurants are located near colleges and universities, and with the new location students at Ole Miss will have the option to use their express dollars. “We stay open late until three in the morning, Thursday, Friday and Saturday,” Brighenti said. “If they are up late at night studying, which I know they would be doing at three in the morning on a weekend, they can call Pita Pit and get something healthy on their Ole Miss express.” Pita Pit will be reaching out to Ole Miss organizations and offering bagged lunches and party platters that can be catered for events and tailgating.
Normally, people come to school to get a degree. Most students here could agree with this. We deal with classes at 8:00 a.m., going to class uphill both ways and other everyday nuisances. Big problems even occur inside the classroom, which brings me to my next point. You know what really grinds my gears…. People with poor classroom manners. Now hear me out before you judge and say I am the largest nerd since Steve Urkel of Family Matters. I think we can all agree there has been at least one time we have been agitated by someone during class. Sometimes things happen and there is no way to avoid it, but most of the time, people just don’t know how to act. You know that magical moment when you’re sitting in class and you almost understand what the professor is trying to discuss and out of nowhere Lil Wayne comes in rapping about being a fireman from the speakers of some student’s phone? By the time the phone is shut off, classroom concentration is lost. Accidents happen, but if it happens multiple times during a semester or in one lecture period, we have a problem. Or have you ever sat near someone who just had to talk to their friend about that party last night or what to wear
to formal? When I hear this, my ADD kicks in and all of a sudden, I’m learning about what matches what instead of the teacher’s lecture. Not only is this disrespectful, but it is also distracting. There are those who can successfully carry on a conversation at low volume. But if when you whisper, you are just as loud as if you are screaming at a party, try not to attempt to talk in class. Have you ever been in class with someone who just has to be right? That one guy or girl who just loves to argue? Even if we can all agree the sky is blue and the grass is green, they will come up with something to challenge this. I strongly believe that discussions are a part of the learning process, but we need to carefully pick our battles. Now I could continue about other annoying things like when people browse Facebook, watch Netflix, or other distracting things, but I will stop here. We all do something occasionally that distracts others and is just completely disrespectful to the professor. Turn off the cell phones and laptops, talk after class, and please for everyone’s sake, if you just want to argue with the professor, do it during their office hours. So, readers, do you have something that grinds your gears? Lend me your thoughts and I will give them voices, my friends. Until next time, keep calm and carry on.
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Oxford residents were invited to the lawn of the Walton-Young House Friday, July 20 and Saturday, July 21 for a night of music and food as part of the Oxford Blues Festival. The house sits next to the UM Museum and was built in 1880 by Horace Walton, the owner of a hardware store on the Oxford Square.
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tels, restaurants benefit from the travelers as well. The food and beverage tax also collects two percent of each purchase, and this April tax revenues collected increased 16 percent to $191,727. Herrington said this money goes to a variety of projects including flowers on the Square, Pat Lamar Park and FNC park. “April is a busy month: 2 weeks into April and 2 weeks into May,” Manager of Old Venice Pizza Company John Allgood said. “You’ve got Double Decker, graduation weekend, students moving out, parents are up here helping students move out… That whole period of time is a good month for everybody.” Yaya’s Manager Rebecca Bishop also noticed an increase in customers during the month of April. Fridays are typically busy days for Yaya’s. On April 6 the store had 58 customers. Each Friday in April steadily increased the amount of customers – on the last Friday of the month (during the weekend of Double Decker) 82 people came in. Only 52 customers came to the store on July 6. Bishop feels the spike in tax revenue is possible because any major event in Oxford invites more tourists and encourages more traffic in local businesses. “I can tell you Double Decker is our busiest day of the year, hands down,” Bishop said. “We have all our employees. All staff members are here working.”
of merit aid distributed to the cost of tuition. These numbers do not include housing, meals or any other expenses necessary for college students. These additional costs worry students and parents alike. When determining the 24 percent of freshmen that received merit aid in 2011-2012, one must consider that not all students need merit aid and that some cannot qualify for merit aid. “For merit aid, there is not always a lot of money to go around,” Director of Financial Aid Laura Diven-Brown said. “Often times, very qualified students may not actually receive merit-based aid because of other talented students receiving the aid first.” Colleges and universities take into account different factors for distributing merit-based aid versus need-based aid. Estimates for the total cost of attendance at Ole Miss for 2012-2013 are around $21,216. If the average merit aid distributed to freshmen last year remained the same for the upcoming year, students would be stuck with $15,668 to pay to attend the university. For students who do need financial aid and cannot receive
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li, journalism major Norman Seawright and graduate civil engineering student Jimmy Jakcon. Assistant professor of civil engineering Cris Surbeck, assistant dean for undergraduate academics in the school of engineering Marni Kendricks and assistant professor of journalism Nancy Dupont will join the students on the trip. This will be the chapter’s first trip to the village of Akoumape. The purpose of the trip will be to assess what the village’s needs are and to collect soil and water samples. They will be testing the water to determine if it is up to drinking standards. The soil test will show how sturdy the soil is. The assessments are needed before they can start to build. The team plans on returning to the village within a year to start the project, which will most likely be a water project. The plan is to start out small by developing a relationship with the village and to see what the village is capable of doing, according to Surbeck. “The idea is not that we go over there, and give them a gift. The idea is that we go over there and teach them something that they don’t know how to do,” Surbeck said. DuPont and Seawright will be filming a documentary, blogging and shooting photos for the project. Surbeck said having journal-
ists along will help the engineers’ efforts. “The best teams are the ones that have people other than engineers with them,” Surbeck said. In addition to filming the documentary, Seawright will be assisting with taking water and soil samples. This will be Seawright’s first time creating a documentary. He plans to focus on what the project aims to accomplish and how it relates to the villagers: what daily life is like and what kind of impact it will have on the village when the project is finished. “What I hope, personally, to accomplish is to understand how cultural differences can influence one person’s view of the world,” Seawright said.
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merit aid, family contributions and loans come into play when schools determine how much need-based aid to distribute to the student. If a student does not qualify for merit aid, the Office of Financial Aid at Ole Miss uses the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of the Federal Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to determine how much need-based aid that a student can receive, which factors in things like family income in determining the amount of money a student needs to attend school. In this debt-stricken economy, many families cannot afford to provide thousands of dollars to their children for college because of their own debt problems. Subsequently, students have to take out loans before even starting college. The average graduate student debt level has risen over $25,000 in the past three years, and the distribution of merit aid can play a huge role in that student debt average. “I have had to take out numerous loans just to pay for college,” sophomore business management major Sam Fredrick said. “Unfortunately, I owe thousands of dollars already, and that number will only get higher as I continue my education.”
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Former Rebel first baseman Matt Snyder, who was drafted by the New York Yankees.
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co last Friday where he competed in a warmup meet. Young will begin his Olympic career on Tuesday, Aug. 7 when the first round of the men’s 200 meter begins. While Young is enjoying the Olympic Games for the first time, Brittany Reese is returning for her second Olympics. The Gulfport, MS native is coming into the games as a heavy favorite in the women’s long jump competition. The two-time and reigning long jump world champion is looking to improve on her last Olympic outing. At the 2008 games in Beijing, Reese came out of the long jump qualification round scoring the longest jump of the night and finished fifth in the finals. Since then, Reese claimed the top spot in women’s high jump in 2009. Last year Reese claimed three titles: the World outdoor title, USA outdoor title and Diamond League title. Reese will com-
pete in the long jump qualification round Aug. 7 with the finals held the next day. Track and field may not be the only sport to see a Rebel win gold, as former Lady Rebels basketball star Jennifer Gillom will be an assistant coach for the Women’s U.S. National Basketball team. Gillom was named an assistant coach for the 2010 World Basketball Championship games and was asked to stay on for the Olympics in London. Gillom will be able to bring plenty of Olympic experience to the team as she is a former gold medalist herself. She helped bring home the gold as the U.S. won the 1988 Seoul games. With the U.S. having won the last four Olympic titles they are considered the heavy favorites. Gillom could also be a part of a record setting team as no other women’s team in any sport has won five straight Olympic gold medals titles. The women’s basketball team play their first Olympic game on Saturday, July 28.
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Olympic Rebels hope to bring home the gold BY JAKE THOMPSON jcthomps@go.olemiss.edu
On Friday, the games of the XXX Olympiad begin with Opening Ceremonies. Ole Miss will pay close attention as three of its current and former student athletes compete on the world’s biggest stage. For senior track and field star Isiah Young, this will be his first Olympic experience. Coming off a good outdoor season, including an SEC outdoor title, and a solid U.S Olympic Trials, Young earned his way onto the U.S. team after a strong performance by clocking a career best time of 20.16 in the finals of the men’s 200 meter. That time was good enough for third place and earning Young a flight to London last week and then to Mona-
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Left: Ole Miss junior sprinter and Team USA member Isiah Young. Middle: Former Ole Miss long jump star and Team USA member Brittney Reese. Right: 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach Jennifer Gillom.
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Matt Snyder returned to Ole Miss for the 2012 season after being selected in the 44th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. After hitting .332 with 12 home runs and a .952 OPS for the Rebels his senior year, the New York Yankees drafted Snyder in the 10th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. He was quickly placed at the Yankees’ low-A affiliate, the Staten Island Yankees of
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the New York Penn League. While the level is low for a college senior in professional baseball, Snyder has hit very well since his placement there. On the year, he is hitting .308/.411/.471 with two home runs and nine doubles. He also has posted an impressive 16/22 walk-tostrikeout ratio. However, part of that is due to inferior pitching in the league. Dave Gershman, who runs See SNYDER, PAGE 7
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